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Jason did real well in rock crawling competition using a 9 pound ring and a pretty stock 2.5 with a manual trans. That probably sold a lot of rings. Of course, then these folks found out that buying a ring won't make you Jason Bunch.

Years ago I put a heavier flywheel on a vehicle and was really impressed by the enhanced low end. You give up a little throttle response but that shouldn't be a problem unless you're a flat tracker or stadium racer. I'm surprised I don't hear more about the idea being used on trail rigs as it truly is free power. My son and I are going to do a total rebuild on his tired 2.5 and we thought as long as it's out, let's do it all.

You're right. I know exactly how I missed the MJ. My attention was drawn elsewhere. :brows: I stopped by and talked to Jason for a few minutes. He said $155 for the inertia ring and that bummed me out a little bit. It seems like a lot of money for a circle of 1/4" plate steel with 6 holes and 6 bolts in it. I had to remind myself that it was 35 years ago that we were friends but now he's a businessman.

. Jason and I went to the same schools in Long Beach and were dirtbike riders since before it was cool (about 8th grade, 1971). In high school he got an old CJ and kind of faded out of the 2 wheeler scene. I couldn't understand why someone would have a car with no doors. He stuck with the Jeeps like I stuck with the bikes. I don't know how I missed an MJ at the show. I was at the Curries area. Those axles sure look potent (and odd). Do they work as good as they look? I also think that the show promoters issued push-up bras to all the gals that were going to be in there. :brows:

There's a small group of guys that make sure that no one but them get any good deals in SoCal. They'll snatch anything priced below market value whether they need it or not. I've seen parts appear on Ebay the day after they were on SoCal NAXJA. How was the show for you? One emoticon says it all for me: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: If you worked a booth I was probably one of the 1000's of morons that had a question for you. Actually, I only saw the letters "MJ" at one display- Barnett. I chatted with that guy for a while. I also ran into an old schoolmate of mine that owns Tri-County Gear. I guess he wasn't that good of a friend- he wasn't offering any kind of deal on his 9 pound inertia ring for the 2.5. That red Grand Cheromanche was pretty cool, huh?

Jeez, why'd you have to go and tell those vultures on SoCal NAXJA about it?

Damn, tomorrow is going to be busy. Chaparral Motorsports is having a parking lot / block sale, the Pomona fairgrounds has the off-road expo, and now this Fontucky JY has half-off day. :drool: All within a few miles of each other. I better hit the ATM.

If I get around to putting the old family 8mm home movies on a digital format I have a good one: :oops: I was on the starting line, staged, redlined, and waiting like the guy in the clip, and my bucket seat mount let go. The clutch pedal pressure quickly started me backwards and the rapidly-engaging clutch finished piling me into where the rear seat would have been, if I had one. Yup- All caught on film. It's a popular favorite at family get-togethers. It's a good thing those cameras didn't have sound.

Ah, my mystery has been solved by the nice lady that sold me the stuff. I'll post this just in case someone else has a similar experience: California, being so concerned for everyone's health and whatnot, severely regulates the amounts and types of finishes that can be sold here. (Not to mention how they are supposed to be used) I should have known this because when I want to buy a large can of real shellac for a wood project, the guy at Home Depot has to get it from some mysterious secret place in the back. Then he hands it to me in a plain paper bag. :nuts: The explanation I'm given is that they need to restrict sales due to VOC regulations and a yearly quota they have to report on. It turns out that car finishes have the same restrictions. When I was buying the paint I was asked what it was going to be used on. I said, "A trailer", and I didn't elaborate and say that it was made out of half a Jeep, etc. This allowed the store to record the sale as a utility use and not automotive. They put the Machinery and Equipment label on my can, even though that wasn't the contents of the can. So, I actually got the auto stuff, as well as the right reducer and catalyst. I hope it comes out as good as Deziped's. It's been many moons since I did any real painting.

Thanks for the link. I glanced at it quick and it looks like the place to ask my question.

Any driveway painters ever use this brand? I heard a couple good recommendations so I thought I would give it a try. The auto paint store, (This is all they do) said, "This is tough stuff". However, when I downloaded the TSB from Dupont it said, "Not recommended for automobile refinishing. :huh???: The base labeling says "Machinery and Equipment Acryilc Enamel- code 1E7. There's no returning custom mixed colors so I'm going to have to make the best of it. I shooting HVLP. Any tips? :???:

Thanks for the encouragement, cause that's exactly what we're doing.

No, but I wish I was. I worked in Wilson / Jackson for a couple years in the '80's and almost stayed. I still have my Snake River guitar as a momento. ;)

No debate from me. If I lift another MJ I'll buy another kit from them. It works. The kit doesn't have control arms so you chose your own course there. Also it is designed for a D35 but it will work on a 44 with some grinding.

It's a symptom of a car owner's disease that first appeared in this country in the 1950's. It mainly affected those people who owned vehicles that were not capable of anything otherwise remarkable. For the most part, the disease is on the decline but still somewhat prevalent in high density urban envrionments. Expert agree that it can be contracted through close association with a contagious person or in some cases, completely hereditary. It may run its course and disappear in a generation or two because close prolonged exposure to high powered sounds below 700 cycles causes sterility. :rotfl2:

There are several 1' and 1.5" holes in the front half of the frame. The Home Depot specialty fastener assortment has these chrome plugs that pop in perfectly. Something worth considering though if you live in rust country: If water can get in anywhere in the frame you have to give it a way to air out. There are two big gaps in our frame structures on each side that will let water in; and salt in the case of you east coasters. They are right in the two places on each side where the pinch seam changes from horizontal to vertical. One is just in front of the rear tire and one is back by the rear bumper mount. All four would get road mung thrown in by the tires and be a place for salty mud to collect. I'll be sealing these spots at the same time I put the hole plugs in. I'd bet these gaps are responsible for a lot of the rotton pinch seams I've seen pics of.

They need weight to the front or a longer tongue. With a bumper and full sized spare in the rear the nose is about 20 pounds from floating.

Gimme a little time. I have it all. :redX:

Yeah, that's a good idea. I thought about it- after I tossed the tank and gave the pump / sending unit to a neighbor. I was able to deal with the regret after I scored a 20lb CO2 bottle for OBA. :banana: The air tank will hang where the gas tank did and the air chuck is in the gas cap door. I figured everything could use the same air but the toys all use different fuels. We have to carry quick-fill cans for pit fueling anyway.

Here's a teaser: This is the frame before the axle and box were put back on.

Us "Westcoasters" are spread pretty far apart. I'm in the mountains between Santa Clarita and Lancaster. I haven't been to Del Mar since my uncle sold his sandwich shop / deli at the bottom of the I-5 Elm Ave. offramp. (I think the off-ramp changed names since them too). You might lurk the SoCal/NAXJA board. San Diego is pretty active.

I'm making a trailer right now. It was a little tricky figuring out how to tie everything together at the hitch end but it has worked out OK. Short description: If you cut the "frame" right behind the LCA mounts you have all kinds of threaded inserts to work with. It's one big sheet metal sandwich right there so having nuts welded to the innermost layers are important for strength. I started to keep the brakes and add an XJ Ebrake lever to act as a parking brake. It seemed like a cool idea but the brakes had too much drag when they were adjusted to function. I need to be able to push the thing around by hand at my house. I'll do a write-up when the paint and final details are done.

It was from a '94.

Here's how an S-10 bar fits in a short bed if it helps.

By '76 the Camaro's (in Ca. at least) all had A.I.R. pumps and 20 MPG was a thing of the past. Just a few years earlier though, the 2 bbl 307 V8 with a BW T10 4 speed and 3.08's would get 20 no problem. My college ride was a '71 like that.